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Last week I wrote about the devastation to our family’s mountain vacation home caused by a faulty joint in a water pipe and many days, or possibly even weeks, of flooding coming from an upstairs bathroom. In late September, after nearly eight months of demolition, rebuilding, rethinking, and refurnishing, the home was finally back to […]
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The absolute best symbol of the beauty of the Crescenta Valley (man-made anyway) is the charming stone church at Rosemont and Foothill, St. Luke’s of the Mountains. Built from a painting done by a famous artist, it is visually magnificent. There are many other aspects of the church – the stained glass, the landscaping, the […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The importance of drug awareness and drug treatment isn’t just for jr. highers and high schoolers, as evidenced by the Glendale College drug and alcohol addiction summit held on Sept. 29. The second annual summit, titled “Addiction Summit 2010: Counselors, Clinicians and Community,” took place in the J.W. Smith Student Center on […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale police have arrested suspects on two separate cases concerning identity theft and fraud. Over 24 felony charges were filed last week against Vachik Kasumayan, 61, and Virab Torosyan, 48, both of Glendale. Glendale police obtained a warrant and searched Kasumayan’s home in the 91208 area of Glendale on July 29. They […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Capt. David Silversparre from Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station would like to remind residents that they can sign up for the new phone notification system called “nixle.” The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s new phone notification system provides information directly from the sheriff’s specific geographic area. Users can get information provided to their cellphones […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Fire trucks lined Honolulu Avenue early Friday morning, Oct. 1 but there was no fire nearby. The firefighters from Los Angeles County, L.A. City and Burbank were guests of the Glendale Fire Department at Station 29. The stations’ personnel was touring the area as proactive training for future fires and emergencies. “North […]
By Sue KILPATRICK “Listen! The wind is rising and the air is wild with leaves, We have had our summer evenings, now for October eves.” — Humbert Wolfe, English poet 1926 Maybe not this week or next, but with historical certainty we can expect the Santa Ana winds to come blasting through the San Gabriel […]
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This weather has been nuts! First I’m baking and begging for the air conditioning to be kept on, then Monday night I turned on the heat. Thankfully, there was very little weather-related schizophrenia on Saturday during the annual Oktoberfest in Montrose. I’m active in an organization at Crescenta Valley High School called Prom Plus. Prom […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Did you know that the trees along Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta are only officially maintained by the Public Works Department of Los Angeles County for one year after planting? “From that point on the trees are on their own,” said Steve Pierce. About three weeks ago Pierce began calling friends and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Valley Town Council will be meeting tonight, Thursday, at 7 p.m. in the La Crescenta Library community room. The monthly meeting is normally on the third Thursday of the month however this month the date was changed due to a conflict with Crescenta Valley High School’s Back to School night. […]